HPD officer pleads guilty in robbery case

﻿An HPD officer accused of robbing undocumented Mexican immigrants he stopped while on patrol pleaded guilty Tuesday to theft by public servant.

Stefan Riha, 29, who was arrested in a sting operation in May, will spend two years on probation for the state jail felony.

Riha, who is Hispanic and speaks Spanish fluently, was accused of taking $1,100 from an undercover officer. When he was arrested, authorities alleged that he would stop drivers on traffic violations, search them and take their money.